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Spfiyay Tym p©., W g rfr) Springs, O re g o n 2O"fe Pgge 11 THE CONFEDERATED TRIBES LANGUAGE LESSON—---------------------------- Our Department offers and teach language, we are also involved in Cultural Events and we take our Young «Language Learners from our “Autni ichishkiin Sapsikwat class. The Language Instructors o f our Department, fo r all three Languages, have been offering their knowl edge to the community and members o f all three tribes and invite you to come learn from them to become speakers o f our three tribes. They know in there heart how important language is to our people. The language instructors are unique because they know the' language(s) Kiksht Language instructor Pam Cardenas and Numu Language Instructors Shirley Tufti and Myra Johnson- Orange offer A fte r School Language Class Here our start took our students root digging. They have “ Kapns & Wapasus” that is just there size th t was special made Cultural C raft Class We also took our students to a number of events and they performed what they learned in class. Also, our Elders, Wilfred and Geraldine Jim, offered a number o f classes they taught “ glove making, necklace, ribbon shirts, wing dess, shew dress.” And the classes Since Mid January are continuing. edgeable about Ichishkiin Language and is an ap prentice Speaker/Teacher, she has her own classroom of students. They are teaching the Parents/Guardians of our Autni ichishkiin Sapsikwat students in a few series o f classes. Not only does our fan- guageteachers teach language but: We are used as a resource for departments and indi viduals who need, lan guage spelling, meaning o f a word or phrase, history o f a name, place, activity, Cultural questions about name giving, dances, wed dings, sewing, and more. These Language Instructors, received State Certificates which was something Myra worked so hard in getting for our teachers. Ichishkiin Language Classes Suzie Slockish has class every Monday and Wednesday evening from 5 :3 0 ^ 9 :0 0 pm in the Basement of the Culture & Heritage Lan guage Program, Also, one Sunday per month at Sunday services usually held at HeHe Longhouse. For more information on the Sunday service, contact Suzie. Ariita Rhoan has after school class Monday - Thursday 3:30 - 5:30 pm in the first floor training room of the Edu cation Building Friday 3:30 - 5:30 the students will have craft day. /Language Program S ta ff/ Val Switzlër, Director Josie Blaçkwolf, Secretary Ariita Rhoan, Lead Teacher Suzie Slockish, Ichishkiin Dallas Winishut, Ichishkiin Merle Kirk, ichishkiin Anna Clements, Ichishkiin Pam Cardenas, Kiksht Shirley Tufti, Numu CarlaDean Winishut, Numu Wilfred Jim, Consultant Geraldine Jim, Conultant Myra Johnson, Consultant If you have any questions about language classes please make contact with any of the staff at: PHONE: (541) 553-3290 FAX: (541-553-2201 EDUCATION BUILDING 1110 WASCO STREET Kiksht Language Class Pam Cardenas has after school class Mon day - Thursday from 3:30 - 5:30 pm and Fridaysfrom tJ5;30 - 5:30 will be Craft Day for the students in the First Floor Training Room of the Education Bldg. Numu Language Class Shirley Tufti & Myra Johnson-Orange has after school class Mon day - Thursday from 3:30 - 5:30 pm and Fridays from 3:30 - 5:30 will be craft day for the students in the First Floor Training Room at the Education Bldg. Archive Training This Week The Culture & Heritage Depart ment in collaboration with the University o f Oregon and the Oreon Folklife network hosted a4 1 /2 day workshop th a t taught Dallas Winishut and Greg Arquette to appropriately digitize reel-to-reel tapes. Dallas and Greg, an active volunteer with Culture & Heri tage Department, learned several techniques to digitize reel-to-reel tapes so they can be made available for educa tional materials, Nathan Georgitis and Emily Afandor documented the learning pro cess to usé as a teaching tool for other tribes or students. One of the highlights for the group was discovering tapes th a t had stories, legends, songs, tribal council meeting minutés, and old language front l=r Dallas, Emily, Nathan Back l-r Val, Greg, Song’a classes. Song’a, a student from Finland took pictures of the tw o students for paper manuals. The documentation process did not include taking or producing duplicates for the group but instead concentrated upon the process to assess the delicacy o f the tapes, gather data, and set up a workstaioh a t Culture & Heritage to continue this impor tant work. Nathan, Emily and James Fox visited the tribes in 2011 to review its overall archival stan dards and procedures and to invite the Tribes to take part in: a Tribal Archivés Institute. Thé trio became interested in the Culture & Herîtagé Archives and developed a partiality for the s ta ff and its efforts in preserv ing the materials in their ar chives. From there grew a collaboration with, the University of Oregon Libraries, Oregon Folklife Net work and the Tribes to sta rt a process that will eventually digitize several hundred reel-to- reels in the department ar chives. In Winishuts words, he exclaims th a t we are “awakening the teachings” o f those tha t are now passed on. The elders le ft us “several teachings,” and we must take care of them and Share them with the community. , Due to the process being a one- to-one hour process it will take several hundred hours to com plete the digitization project. Winishut and Arquette have a goal of 40 hours of digitization by mid-year. Dallas would like to invite interested people to , visit him in the afternoon Ichishkiin Numu Kiksht Mna iwa k’usi Hano soo poohoo? Qaxba ikiax ikiutan? 2013 Camp Naimuma We are seeking volunteers, you must be 18 and over to be camp counselors, if your interested, please contact Merle Kirk for more information. If your interested in taking part in this years “Camp Naimuma” we have a Plan ning Meeting scheduled fo r Friday, February 15, 2013 beginning at 1:30 p.m. to be held in the Basement o f the Culture & Heritage Language Department. This years camp has been set for July 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 2013 at Peters Pasture, and is open to students ages 8 years & up Camp Naimuma for 2012 was so wonderful there was crafts teaching they learned how to make Tule mats, wapas’, loom beading, neck lace, all three languages were taught, and most important Cultural Values of the tribes. We had Traditional evening for the students and there families, there was “ 1 Seven of Washat” the students danced during the washat services, then the students o f camp did the traditional serving of the foods. One fun evening was after the Smores Roast, the boys and girls had a challenge time, Wilison Wewa taught them a few words and in amazement the campers picked it right up and the challenge was on boys against girls, it was an amaz ing sight to see. We plan on making 2013 Camp Naimuma a wonderful . learning expeience for the children, and a memorable one. a t Culture & Heritage if they would like to witness w hat he has learned. Nathan Georgitis wrote the grant to the Oregon Folklife Network which made this train ing possible. Emily Afandor, is the program manager fo r the program who granted the money to the University of Oregon for the Tribes benefit. James Fox, head o f special Collections made this possible fo r support in Nathans tim e to this project. If you would like to see these recordings eventually made availale on a strictly tribal member access webpage or computer station, contact me at val.switzler@wsribes.org to express your concerns or ideas. English Where is the horse? Chi iwa chna o ooa Daba ikiax Over here Yuuk kwini c’aapa Tsa’ge’e Yaxiba ikiax Over there(nearby) Yuuk kwni Ma’aa Yaaxiba Way over there Nuwitkni Tumadai wakwa Qink’lamdiyamt Right side Waq’acalkni Oinakwa Qiq’ich’q t Left Side
